gamescom award 2015 nominees announced

The European gamescom 2015 festivities are just about to begin, so this morning the nominees for the gamescom award 2015 were revealed.

There was nearly 175 entries in 17 categories this year, and the nominee list certainly looks pretty solid as you can see below. Fans can grab the official Google Play app to vote for their favorite in the "gamescom Most Wanted Consumer" category.

Check out the nominees and press release below, and stay tuned for the results towards the end of the week. Gamescom runs from August 5th – 9th in Cologne, Germany.

The excitement is rising in the gamescom award 2015: The international expert jury has announced the nominees for the most popular award of the European computer and video games industry. In total, the award office, run by the foundation Digitale Spielekultur, received 174 entries for the competition. The expert panel selected from among them the finalists in 17 categories. They are all in the running for the gamescom award 2015 title.

Next Monday, the voting for the public award also begins. Because in addition to the chance of winning one of the jury categories, all of the finalists additionally have the opportunity to claim a public award. From 3 August onwards, interested gaming fans can submit their vote for the "gamescom Most Wanted Consumer" award via the official gamescom app. Click here to vote from 3 August onwards:https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.insideguidance.gamescom&hl=en

On Friday 7 August 2015, starting at 6:00 p.m. on the Let's play meets gamescom podium in Hall 10.1 it's then 'and the winners are…'. This is also where the winner in the most coveted 'best of gamescom' category, selected by the expert jury, will be announced. Only a game that has also won a category can claim the 'best of gamescom Award'.